Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1995 Utility Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 12 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components5
000
Wheels › Rim1
000
Trailer Hitches1
000
Tires1
000
Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly1
000
Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly1
000
Structure › Frame and Members1
000
Service Brakes, Air1
010

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Rear95V205000
Filed Oct 13, 19954,506 vehiclesUtility Trailer Mfg. Co.

Defect. A CRACK OCCURS OUTBOARD OF THE AXLE ATTACHMENT WHICH GROWS AND RESULTS IN SEPARATION OF THE END OF THAT AXLE, INCLUDING TIRES AND WHEELS, FROM THE TRAILER.

Risk. AXLE SEPARATION WHILE MOVING CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILERS AT ALL 8 WELDS ON THE AXLE TO AIR RIDE BEAM CONNECTIONS FOR VISIBLE CRACKS. IF A CRACK IS DETECTED, THE TRAILERS WILL BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND THE AXLES REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Trailer Hitches
Filed Oct 1, 1999MI

LATCH ON THE TRAILER HITCH WAS LOOSE CAUSING SWAYING WHICH BROKE THE CHAINS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION OF THE TRAILER UNIT (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

Tires
Filed Feb 22, 1999NC

TWO TIRES FELL OFF OF REAR AXLE ON TRAILER AND STRUCK OTHER VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

Wheels › Rim
Filed Feb 9, 1999MI

INSIDE RIMS HAD STRESS CRACKS AROUND THE STUD HOLES WHICH CAUSED THE STUDS TO BREAK OFF AND THE WHEELS TO COME OFF THE FLATBED TRAILER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 1, 1998KS

BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 1, 1998KS

BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 1, 1998KS

BRAKES REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 1, 1998KS

BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 1, 1998KS

BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, AirFire
Filed Jun 17, 1998GA

BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT).

Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly
Filed Feb 16, 1998FL

DAMON 5TH WHEEL TRAILER EXPERIENCED AXLE FAILURE, RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Oct 28, 1997OR

(FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER MODEL 37RK)WOODEN CHASSIS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WITH SMALL 1/4 INCH SELF TAPPING SCREWS, WHICH BEGAN TO SHEAR OFF RESULTING IN THE FRONT END OF THE 5TH WHEEL CHASSIS TO DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND MOVE.

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly
Filed Sep 9, 1997WI

KARAVAN TRAILER MODEL NO.KU-3000-76-10, WHEN ASSEMBLED ONE LEAF SPRING WAS INITIALLY PUT ON BACKWARDS RESULTING IN THE AXEL LOCKING UP.

12 of 12 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20131000Routine
20121000Routine
20031000Routine
20012210Routine
20004200Routine
19995100Routine
199812210Routine
199710100Routine
19967110Routine
1995 — this page12110Routine
19949100Routine
19936100Routine
19926110Routine
19912100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 13, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.